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Heard v. State

Citations

  • 325 Ga. App. 135
  • 751 S.E.2d 918
  • 2013 Fulton County D. Rep. 4013
  • 2013 WL 6163338
  • 2013 Ga. App. LEXIS 990

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  • traffic stop prolonged by no more than 8 four minutes was unlawful because it lasted longer than was necessary to effectuate the purpose of the stop
  • “The officer’s purpose in an ordinary traffic stop is to enforce the laws of the roadway, and ordinarily to investigate the manner of driving with the intent to issue a citation or warning.”

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Judges: Branch, Phipps

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